LAMOINE – Dr. Morris “Mo” Lambdin, 88, died April 1, 2010. Mo was born May 5, 192l, in Painter, Va., son of Margaret (Arthur) and Alvin K. Lambdin. He obtained his medical degree at the University of Virginia in 1946. He served in the Army from 1947 to 1949 and when he returned, he did a fellowship in hematology at the University of Virginia, and then completed his residency there. He went into private pediatric practice in Salisbury, Md., from 1952 to 1957 and returned again to the University of Virginia as assistant professor of pediatrics until 1962. He and his family moved to Ellsworth in 1962 and was in private practice there for 20 plus years. During that time he practiced rural pediatrics which he truly loved. He also had another passion, genetics. He was cofounder of Center for Human Genetics, Bar Harbor. In January 1978, Mo and family went to Samoa where he was chief of pediatrics at Lyndon B. Johnson Tropical Medical Center, Pago Pago, American Samoa. After that he did a six-month locum tenums in Kahuku, Hawaii, and returned to Ellsworth in 1980 where he resumed his practice. In 1983, he relocated to St. Petersburg. Fla., and set up a practice with an old friend from medical school. Then in 1985, he went into The Joint Commission on accreditation of hospitals and worked there for 13 years. Mo was an avid fisherman and he loved the outdoors. In 1997, he and his wife retired in Florida, and he spent many hours fishing in the Summer Haven River with good friends. He is survived by his wife of 40 years, JoAnne; his son, Morris and wife, Andrea, of Blue Hill; daughters, Nancy Lee Schay and husband, Michael, of Knoxville, Tenn., Linda Jo Johnson and husband, David, of Glade Springs, Va., and Judy Franco of Charlottesville, Va.; their mother, Nancy Lambdin of Chuckatuck, Va.; son, Scott and partner, Joelle, of Surry; and stepdaughters, Laurie Stevens and husband, Mike, of Londonderry, N.H., Theresa Ortega of Surry, and Sharon Hathcock and husband, Byron, of Yarmouth. He is also survived by 13 grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, two brothers and two sisters. Special thanks to David Jones for being such a good friend to Mo during his last couple of years there. Mo will be remembered for living life “his way,” and will be missed by his family and friends. Much appreciation to the employees on Unit B at Maine Veterans Home, Bangor, with a special thanks to Jasmine and to all our friends and relatives for their support and love. A celebration of life will be held 1 p.m. Monday, April 5, at Jordan-Fernald, 113 Franklin St., Ellsworth, with Pastor Todd Crosthwaite officiating. In lieu of flowers, contributions in Mo’s memory may be sent to Center for Human Genetics, P.O. Box 770, Bar Harbor, ME 04609; Maine Coast Memorial Hospital, 50 Union St., Ellsworth, ME 04605; or Robert & Mary’s Place, 50 Meadowview Lane, Ellsworth, ME 04605. Condolences may be expressed at www.jordanfernald.com.
DR. MORRIS ‘MO’ LAMBDIN
